Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant supports commissions, revenue, and cash application activities while ensuring accurate and timely financial processing. This role focuses on researching and resolving payment discrepancies, collaborating closely with client-facing teams, and contributing to the development of a cash application system. The position is ideal for a dependable accounting professional who is comfortable working in a team environment and communicating externally with clients and insurance carriers.

Responsibilities

• Support commissions, revenue, and cash application activities to ensure accurate financial recording and reporting.
• Communicate externally via email with clients and insurance carriers in a professional and timely manner.
• Assist with policy builds by accurately setting up and maintaining relevant financial and policy information.
• Work within Oracle to research and resolve overpayments and underpayments, ensuring accounts are properly reconciled.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve payment discrepancies to maintain accurate cash application and general ledger balances.
• Perform general ledger activities, including journal entries and cash reconciliation, to support month-end and ongoing accounting processes.
• Conduct cash flow analysis to support financial decision-making and maintain accurate cash management records.
• Enter and manage data in Excel to support reporting, analysis, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with a team of accounting professionals to build out and refine a cash application system as part of a transition to full-time employment processes.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail due to frequent interaction with client-facing teams and external partners.
• Demonstrate dependability by meeting deadlines, following established procedures, and supporting team goals.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to improve cash application and revenue processes.

Essential Skills

• 24 years of relevant finance or accounting experience.
• Experience with general ledger accounting and journal entry preparation.
• Hands-on experience with cash reconciliation and cash flow analysis.
• Familiarity with commissions and revenue-related accounting processes.
• Proficiency in Excel for data entry and basic analysis.
• Experience working within Oracle or similar enterprise financial systems.
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail in all financial tasks.
• Ability to identify and resolve payment discrepancies effectively.
• Comfort communicating professionally via email with clients and insurance carriers.
• Dependability and reliability in meeting responsibilities and deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• College degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or up to 4 years of related work experience preferred.
• Prior finance or accounting experience that demonstrates strong technical and analytical skills.
• Previous Oracle experience, particularly in cash application or revenue-related modules.
• Ability to support the build-out of a cash application system and adapt to evolving processes.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Effective written communication skills for clear and professional email correspondence.
• Interest in growing within an accounting function and contributing to continuous process improvement.

Work Environment

This role operates in a collaborative team environment that currently includes nine individuals. The position follows a structured hybrid work model. The initial 4 to 8 weeks of training take place in the office to build a solid knowledge base of processes and systems. As knowledge and proficiency increase, in-office days are reduced and the role transitions to a hybrid schedule. The team works in the office together every Tuesday and every other Monday, fostering regular in-person collaboration and support. Work is performed using Oracle and Excel along with standard office technology in a professional, business-focused setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Urbandale, IA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $22.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)